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Mineral Or Sedimentary (If Chert)

Browse mineral or sedimentary (if chert) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Chert

Coal

Claystone

Shale

Marl

Black Shale

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation

Sperrylite

Ironstone

Breccia

Brookite

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Chert / Cryptocrystalline Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Chert / Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Banded) (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Banded)

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert Concretion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Jasper/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony or chert pebble with iron-oxide staining (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a weathered chert or flint nodule) — sedimentary

Chalcedony or chert pebble with iron-oxide staining

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a weathered chert or flint nodule

Tumbled brown-and-cream stone, likely jasper or chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably jasper/chert; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Tumbled brown-and-cream stone, likely jasper or chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably jasper/chert; exact identification requires testing

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodules (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

River Pebble (Likely Chert or Fine-Grained Sandstone/Quartzite) (Siliciclastic clast (likely Chert or Quartzarenite/Quartzite pebble)) — Sedimentary

River Pebble (Likely Chert or Fine-Grained Sandstone/Quartzite)

Siliciclastic clast (likely Chert or Quartzarenite/Quartzite pebble)

Black Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Black Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Concretion (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix

Jasper with Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper with Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Green variety) (Microcrystalline Opaline/Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Microcrystalline Opaline/Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with Quartz Vein) (Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, predominantly Microcrystalline Quartz SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz Vein)

Chert (Siliceous sedimentary rock, predominantly Microcrystalline Quartz SiO2)

Rounded iron-rich pebble (Likely ironstone or ferruginous quartzite; exact identification requires testing) — metamorphic

Rounded iron-rich pebble

Likely ironstone or ferruginous quartzite; exact identification requires testing

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodular Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Weathered flint or chert fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/flint) — sedimentary

Weathered flint or chert fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/flint

Rounded river pebble (Indeterminate lithic clast; likely weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Rounded river pebble

Indeterminate lithic clast; likely weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary rock

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Flint (or Chert) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (or Chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (with Quartz vein) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz vein)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Polished brown quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/jasper; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — sedimentary

Polished brown quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/jasper; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Common Opal / Chert (Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O) or Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Common Opal / Chert

Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O) or Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled brown jasper (likely brecciated jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled brown jasper (likely brecciated jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions

Flint or chert artifact (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely worked flint/chert) — sedimentary

Flint or chert artifact

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely worked flint/chert

Fossilized Brachiopod Shell / Mold (Phylum Brachiopoda (Fossilized organic matrix replaced by Silica/Calcite)) — fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod Shell / Mold

Phylum Brachiopoda (Fossilized organic matrix replaced by Silica/Calcite)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Dark Chert or Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Dark Chert or Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and associated Sedimentary rocks) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and associated Sedimentary rocks)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Likely polished black stone; possibly basalt or black chert (Indeterminate from the blurred image; candidates include basalt (mafic volcanic rock) or microcrystalline quartz (chert)) — igneous or sedimentary

Likely polished black stone; possibly basalt or black chert

Indeterminate from the blurred image; candidates include basalt (mafic volcanic rock) or microcrystalline quartz (chert)

igneous or sedimentary

Weathered chert or flint fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedonic chert with iron-oxide staining) — sedimentary

Weathered chert or flint fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedonic chert with iron-oxide staining

Quartz (River Pebble) and Chert/Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Pebble) and Chert/Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Sedimentary silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Sedimentary silica (SiO2)